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Danish racing cyclist
Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional
racing cyclist , who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the
Team Saxo Bank ,
HTC–Highroad ,
Garmin–Sharp ,
Riwal Cycling Team ,
Team TreFor–Blue Water and
Team ColoQuick–Cult teams. Primarily specialising in
track cycling , Rasmussen was also proficient in road racing, winning the
Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007.
Career
He was the
2005 Scratch World Champion . Together with
Michael Mørkøv , Rasmussen won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row, and as such, are nicknamed the 'Par nummer syv' (Pair number seven).
On 15 September 2011, his contract with HTC–Highroad was terminated for missing a doping control, at which time the team was made aware of two previous controls he had missed before he joined them. Rasmussen was also removed from the Danish
UCI Championships team, and faced criminal prosecution.
[1] However, on 17 November, Rasmussen was cleared of the charges due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI.
[2] His previously signed contract with Garmin–Barracuda for the 2012 season, nullified upon news of the whereabouts violations, was again honored.
[3] The UCI appealed this decision to the
Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2011, with the original decision being overturned on 4 July 2012. As a result, Rasmussen was given a backdated 18-month ban, meaning that he would be suspended until April 2013. His contract with the renamed Garmin–Sharp squad was also terminated.
[4]
[5]
On 19 March 2013, Garmin–Sharp re-signed Rasmussen for the remainder of the 2013 season.
[6]
[7] Rasmussen left Garmin–Sharp following the 2013 season,
[8] and subsequently announced plans to re-enter
track cycling .
[9] Rasmussen joined
Riwal Cycling Team for the 2014 season.
[10]
Major results
Road
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend
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Did not compete
DNF
Did not finish
Track
2001
National Championships
1st
Kilo
1st
Team pursuit
National Junior Championships
1st
Kilo
1st
Sprint
1st
Team pursuit
2002
1st
Kilo, National Championships
National Junior Championships
1st
Kilo
1st
Points race
1st
Sprint
1st
Team pursuit
3rd
Scratch,
UCI World Junior Championships
2003
National Championships
1st
Kilo
1st
Team pursuit
1st
Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
3rd
Scratch,
UEC European Under-23 Championships
2004
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st
Scratch
2nd
Madison (with Michael Berling)
National Championships
1st
Individual pursuit
1st
Kilo
1st
Madison (with Michael Berling)
1st
Team pursuit
1st
Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
2005
1st
Scratch,
UCI World Championships
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Scratch
National Championships
1st
Individual pursuit
1st
Kilo
1st
Madison (with Michael Berling)
1st
Points race
1st
Team pursuit
1st
Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
2006
National Championships
1st
Individual pursuit
1st
Kilo
1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Team pursuit
2007
National Championships
1st
Individual pursuit
1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Points race
1st
Team pursuit
1st
Six Days of Grenoble (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2nd
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
3rd
Team pursuit ,
UCI World Championships
2008
National Championships
1st
Individual pursuit
1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Six Days of Grenoble (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2nd
Team pursuit ,
Summer Olympics
UCI World Championships
2nd
Team pursuit
3rd
Madison
2nd
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2009
UCI World Championships
1st
Team pursuit
1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Madison, National Championships (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Six Days of Ghent (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2010
1st
Scratch ,
UCI World Championships
1st
Madison, National Championships (with
Michael Mørkøv )
1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
3rd
Six Days of Ghent (with
Michael Mørkøv )
3rd
Six Days of Rotterdam (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2011
1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2012
2nd
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2014
2nd
Team pursuit ,
UCI World Championships
2nd
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
3rd
Six Days of Rotterdam (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2015
1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2nd
Six Days of Rotterdam (with
Michael Mørkøv )
2016
1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Jesper Mørkøv )
References
External links
1995 –
96 : Italy (
Silvio Martinello ,
Marco Villa )
1997 : Spain (
Joan Llaneras ,
Miguel Alzamora )
1998 : Belgium (
Etienne De Wilde ,
Matthew Gilmore )
1999 : Spain (
Joan Llaneras ,
Isaac Gálvez )
2000 : Germany (
Stefan Steinweg ,
Erik Weispfennig )
2001 : France (
Robert Sassone ,
Jérôme Neuville )
2002 : France (
Jérôme Neuville ,
Franck Perque )
2003 : Switzerland (
Franco Marvulli ,
Bruno Risi )
2004 : Argentina (
Walter Pérez ,
Juan Curuchet )
2005 : Great Britain (
Mark Cavendish ,
Rob Hayles )
2006 : Spain (
Isaac Gálvez ,
Joan Llaneras )
2007 : Switzerland (
Bruno Risi ,
Franco Marvulli )
2008 : Great Britain (
Mark Cavendish ,
Bradley Wiggins )
2009 : Denmark (
Michael Mørkøv ,
Alex Rasmussen )
2010 –
11 : Australia (
Leigh Howard ,
Cameron Meyer )
2012 : Belgium (
Kenny De Ketele ,
Gijs Van Hoecke )
2013 : France (
Vivien Brisse ,
Morgan Kneisky )
2014 : Spain (
David Muntaner ,
Albert Torres )
2015 : France (
Bryan Coquard ,
Morgan Kneisky )
2016 : Great Britain (
Mark Cavendish ,
Bradley Wiggins )
2017 : France (
Morgan Kneisky ,
Benjamin Thomas )
2018 –
19 : Germany (
Roger Kluge ,
Theo Reinhardt )
2020 –
21 : Denmark (
Michael Mørkøv ,
Lasse Norman Hansen )
2022 : France (
Donavan Grondin ,
Benjamin Thomas )
2023 : Netherlands (
Jan-Willem van Schip ,
Yoeri Havik )
1990s
1993 : Australia,
Brett Aitken ,
Stuart O'Grady ,
Billy Shearsby ,
Tim O'Shannessey
1994 : Germany,
Guido Fulst ,
Andreas Bach ,
Jens Lehmann ,
Danilo Hondo
1995 : Australia,
Bradley McGee ,
Stuart O'Grady ,
Rodney McGee ,
Tim O'Shannessey
1996 : Italy,
Adler Capelli ,
Cristiano Citton ,
Andrea Collinelli ,
Mauro Trentini
1997 : Italy,
Cristiano Citton ,
Mario Benetton ,
Adler Capelli ,
Andrea Collinelli
1998 : Ukraine,
Alexander Symonenko ,
Sergiy Matveyev ,
Oleksandr Fedenko ,
Oleksandr Klymenko
1999 : Germany,
Robert Bartko ,
Jens Lehmann ,
Daniel Becke ,
Guido Fulst
2000s
2000 : Germany,
Guido Fulst ,
Sebastian Siedler ,
Daniel Becke ,
Jens Lehmann
2001 : Ukraine,
Alexander Symonenko ,
Serhii Cherniavskyi ,
Lyubomyr Polatayko ,
Oleksandr Fedenko
2002 : Australia,
Peter Dawson ,
Brett Lancaster ,
Stephen Wooldridge ,
Luke Roberts
2003 : Australia,
Graeme Brown ,
Peter Dawson ,
Brett Lancaster ,
Luke Roberts
2004 : Australia,
Ashley Hutchinson ,
Luke Roberts ,
Peter Dawson ,
Stephen Wooldridge
2005 : Great Britain,
Steve Cummings ,
Rob Hayles ,
Paul Manning ,
Chris Newton
2006 : Australia,
Peter Dawson ,
Matthew Goss ,
Mark Jamieson ,
Stephen Wooldridge
2007 : Great Britain,
Ed Clancy ,
Geraint Thomas ,
Paul Manning ,
Bradley Wiggins
2008 : Great Britain,
Ed Clancy ,
Geraint Thomas ,
Paul Manning ,
Bradley Wiggins
2009 : Denmark,
Casper Jørgensen ,
Jens-Erik Madsen ,
Michael Færk Christensen ,
Alex Rasmussen ,
Michael Mørkøv
2010s
2010 : Australia,
Jack Bobridge ,
Rohan Dennis ,
Michael Hepburn ,
Cameron Meyer
2011 : Australia,
Jack Bobridge ,
Rohan Dennis ,
Michael Hepburn ,
Luke Durbridge
2012 : Great Britain,
Ed Clancy ,
Peter Kennaugh ,
Steven Burke ,
Geraint Thomas ,
Andy Tennant
2013 : Australia,
Glenn O'Shea ,
Alex Edmondson ,
Mitchell Mulhern ,
Alexander Morgan
2014 : Australia,
Glenn O'Shea ,
Alex Edmondson ,
Luke Davison ,
Miles Scotson
2015 : New Zealand,
Pieter Bulling ,
Dylan Kennett ,
Alex Frame ,
Marc Ryan
2016 : Australia,
Sam Welsford ,
Michael Hepburn ,
Callum Scotson ,
Miles Scotson ,
Alexander Porter ,
Luke Davison
2017 : Australia,
Sam Welsford ,
Cameron Meyer ,
Alexander Porter ,
Nick Yallouris ,
Kelland O'Brien ,
Rohan Wight
2018 : Great Britain,
Ed Clancy ,
Kian Emadi ,
Ethan Hayter ,
Charlie Tanfield
2019 : Australia,
Sam Welsford ,
Leigh Howard ,
Alexander Porter ,
Cameron Scott ,
Kelland O'Brien
2020s
2020 : Denmark,
Lasse Norman Hansen ,
Julius Johansen ,
Frederik Rodenberg ,
Rasmus Pedersen
2021 : Italy,
Liam Bertazzo ,
Simone Consonni ,
Filippo Ganna ,
Jonathan Milan ,
Francesco Lamon
2022 : Great Britain,
Ethan Hayter ,
Oliver Wood ,
Ethan Vernon ,
Daniel Bigham
2023 : Denmark,
Niklas Larsen ,
Carl-Frederik Bévort ,
Lasse Norman Leth ,
Rasmus Pedersen ,
Frederik Rodenberg
Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds.